e-Flora of Varanasi

e- Flora of Varanasi 

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Welcome to e-Flora of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

   Varanasi also known as Benares, Banaras or Kashi is a city on the banks of the river Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India, 320 kilometers south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and 121 kilometers east of Allahabad. Varanasi lies along National Highway 2 and is served by Varanasi Junction railway station and Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport. Varanasi is located at an elevation of 80.71 meters (264.8 ft.) in the center of the Ganges valley of North India, in the Eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, along the left crescent-shaped bank of the Ganges, averaging between 15 meters (50 ft) and 21 meters (70 ft) above the river.  Located in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of North India, the land is very fertile because low-level floods in the Ganges continually replenish the soil. The total Geographical area of Varanasi is 1535 sq. Km. There are 0 Very Dense Forest, 1 Moderate Dense Forest and 16 Open Forest exist in Varanasi. The forest cover is 1.11% of the total geographical area. 

In our study, we found 92 plant families of Dicotyledons from Angiosperms. Click on the family names to get the details and identify your plant. We will soon provide key to the families. 

Cite our work:

Singh, V.K. (2020). e-Flora of Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India. https://efloraofvns.blogspot.com/2020/03/welcome-to-e-flora-of-varanasi-uttar.html?m=1 (Accessed on date/month/year)

#DICOTYLEDONS:

›Family 1. Acanthaceae

›Family2. Aizoaceae

›Family 3.Amaranthaceae

›Family 4.Anacardiaceae

›Family 5.Annonaceae

›Family 6.Apiaceae

›Family 7.Apocynaceae

›Family 8& 9. Araliaceae and Aristolochiaceae

›Family 10.Asteraceae

›Family 11,12 & 13. Balsaminaceae,  Bignoniaceae, and  Boraginaceae

›Family 14.Brassicaceae

›Family15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 19.1 & 20. Cactaceae,  Cannabaceae, Capparaceae,  Caricaceae,  Caryophyllaceae, Casuarinaceae and Cleomaceae

›Family21, 22, 23 and 24: Combretaceae, Convolvulaceae, Crassulaceae and Cucurbitaceae

›Family25, 26, 27 and 28: Dilleniaceae, Ebenaceae, Elaeocarpaceae and Euphorbiaceae

›Family 29: Fabaceae

›Family 30: Fumariaceae

›Family 31: Gentianaceae

›Family 32: Lamiaceae

›Family33, 34 and 35 (+ 1):  Lauraceae,  Lentibulariaceae,  Linaceaeand  Linderniaceae

›Family36, 37, 38, 39 and 40: Loganiaceae, Loranthaceae, Lythraceae, Magnoliaceae andSchisandraceae

›Family 41: Malvaceae

›Family42, 43, 44, 45 and 46: Martyniaceae, Meliaceae, Menispermaceae, Menyanthaceaeand Molluginaceae

›Family 47: Moraceae

›Family48, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53: Moringaceae, Myrtaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, and Ochnaceae

›Family54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60: Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Orobanchaceae, Oxalidaceae, Papaveraceae, Passifloraceae, and Pedaliaceae

›Family61, 62 and 63: Phyllanthaceae, Piperaceae and Plantaginaceae

›Family64, 65, 66 and 67: Plumbaginaceae, Polemoniaceae, Polygalaceae, and Polygonaceae

›Family68, 69, 70, 71, 72 and 73: Portulacaceae, Primulaceae, Proteaceae,Putranjivaceae, Ranunculaceae and Rhamnaceae

›Family 74: Rosaceae

›Family 75: Rubiaceae

›Family 76: Rutaceae

›Family77, 78, 79, 80 and 81: Salicaceae, Santalaceae, Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae andSimaroubaceae

›Family 82: Solanaceae

›Family83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 and 92: Sphenocleaceae, Symplocaceae, Tamaricaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Ulmaceae, Urticaceae, Verbenaceae, Violaceae, Vitaceae, and Zygophyllaceae


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# MONOCOTYLEDONS (will be updated soon)

If you want to know about Algae, Fungi, Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, and Gymnosperms, etc of Varanasi district. Click below: 

1. Algae (will be updated soon)

2. Fungi (will be updated soon)

3. Lichens (will be updated soon)

4. Bryophytes

5. Pteridophytes

6. Gymnosperms (will be updated soon)

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7. Insects (Including Butterflies)

8. Birds

9. Reptiles (will be updated soon)

10. Amphibians (will be updated soon)

11.. Mammals (will be updated soon)

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